Description

France, 1425. In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, the young Jeannette, at the still tender age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy.One day, she tells her friend Hauviette how she cannot bear to see the suffering caused by the English. Madame Gervaise, a nun, tries to reason with the young girl, but Jeannette is ready to take up arms for the salvation of souls and the liberation of the Kingdom of France. Carried by her faith, she will become Joan of Arc.

Reviews

THE NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS’ PICK! “A film of genuine spiritual dimensions.”

—The New York Times

“Eccentric, entrancing… as bold as it is lively and sweet… an enchanting fairy tale.”

—Artforum

“Weird, wild… achieves an audacity that even the most traditional cinephiles should find hard to ignore.”

—Village Voice

“Jeannette is a visionary embodiment of continuity —a fusion of spiritual exaltation, physical fury, defiance of authority, and political revolt”

—The New Yorker

Festivals

Cannes International Film Festival, Director’s Fortnight

Transylvania International Film Festival